Description
Incorporating creativity into the classroom isn’t just about making art projects or decorations. It’s about teaching students to approach problems creatively and become richer, deeper thinkers. Lisa Van Gemert, award-winning educational consultant, guides teachers through an in-depth look at how to bring creative instruction into their classrooms. This six-hour course, “Creativity and Instructional Strategies,” dives deep into what creativity is and how to use it in the classroom.
In this course educators will learn about:
- How creativity affects a student’s learning
- Resources for cultivating a creative classroom
- Creative activities
- Humor and creativity
Presenter Bio
Lisa Van Gemert shares best practices in education with audiences around the world using a combination of neuropsychology, pedagogy, experience, humor, technology and sheer fun. She is an expert consult to television shows including Lifetime’s “Child Genius,” and a writer of award-winning lesson plans, as well as numerous published articles on social psychology and pedagogy and the book, Perfectionism: A Practical Guide to Managing Never Good Enough. A former teacher, school administrator, and Youth & Education Ambassador for Mensa, she shares resources for educators and parents on her website giftedguru.com and is co-founder with Ian Byrd of the Gifted Guild, a professional community for educators of the gifted. Lisa and her husband Steve are the parents of three sons and live in Arlington, Texas.
Maricela – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.
Julie – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked some of the resources it provided..
Katelin – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – AUSTIN (verified owner) –
It was fun but I felt it was definitely geared towards older grade levels.
Erica – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative.
Joan – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I would rate this course a 3. Although I LOVE the ideas and concepts, I feel that it is unnecessarily long. It is teaching us how to differentiate for students, while ignoring all the knowledge and practice for adults in the course. I was a GT student in grade school, but also ADD. As I am listening to this course, which goes on and on about one particular topic, thinking, “God, please get to the point!” By the time the quiz comes, most of what is assessed is lost through several minutes of talking on other topics.
Krystal – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting
Benjamin – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (verified owner) –
Great
Regina – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful as I found a variety of different websites to use to help me/
Irma – SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DISCOVERY (verified owner) –
This course was informative and helpful as it provided resources and long term knowledge.
Allison – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course.